50 PTlillOPHORIoyE. 



Brandon, Merton, llanworth, Colchester, Hastings, 

 Aldborough, Haslemcrc, Sheerness, Peckbam, Hamp- 

 stead, Hyde Park, llingwood. 



Occurs in July and August, flying just over the 

 water at dusk ; at rest on the underside of leaves, 

 posts, &c. over water during the day. 



The female is semiapterous. 



The larva, which is light green, feeds under water on 

 Potamoyeton hcteruphyllus, perfoliatus, pectinatus, and 

 lucens. When full-fed, in June and July, the larva 

 may be found in silken cocoons, mixed with bits of 

 leaves &c., in submerged leaf-axils of Potamoyeton. 



Ent. vi. 153. 



PTEROPHORI. 



PTER0PH0RIDJ5. 



Agdistis Bennetii, Curt. 

 (Plate IG. fig. 1.) 



Loc. Redcar, Maiden, St. Osyth, Southend, Canvey 

 Island, Shoeburyness, Sheerness. 



This species frequents salt marshes in June and 

 August. 



The larva feeds on the sea-lavender {Statice limo- 

 nium) in July, and the second brood in September, 

 which hybernates and continues feeding in the spring. 

 The pupa is suspended by the tail from the food-plant. 



The ground-colour of the larva is green, thickly 

 sprinkled with small white dots ; the second segment 

 has several horny spikes protruding from the middle in 

 a horizontal direction, the tips and bases of which are 



